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In Mass., Brown, Warren wind up for final pitches

Posted: 31 Oct 2012 02:46 PM PDT

BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts Sen. Scott Brown is casting himself as an independent Republican voice and Democratic rival Elizabeth Warren says she'll guarantee women equal pay as the nation's costliest Senate contest races toward an Election Day finale. But for all of the cash and careful messaging, the result could hinge on which campaign is better organized to turn out voters.

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Another Superstorm casualty: Trick-or-treating

Posted: 31 Oct 2012 02:46 PM PDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Seventh-grader Samantha Bertolino was especially proud of her Halloween costume this year. She was going to be a vampire, and she really had it together this time: The black dress, the spider-web earrings, fake blood, white face paint, and some cool, sparkly clip-on nails.

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Additional line, tree crews heading to Connecticut

Posted: 31 Oct 2012 02:46 PM PDT

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut's two main power utilities say more crews are arriving from out of state to help restore electricity.

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Amtrak plans to restore some NYC service on Friday

Posted: 31 Oct 2012 02:46 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Amtrak says it plans to restore some service on Friday to and from New York City, which has been without intercity train service since it was walloped by superstorm Sandy.

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New ad urges Romney supporters to back Akin

Posted: 31 Oct 2012 02:44 PM PDT

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Republican-leaning political group that once opposed Missouri Rep. Todd Akin's Senate bid is launching the biggest ad buy on his behalf since the national GOP abandoned Akin for his comments on "legitimate rape."

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Air Force Academy brawl injures 27 cadets

Posted: 31 Oct 2012 02:42 PM PDT

DENVER (AP) — The Air Force Academy says 27 cadets were injured in a brawl during an unofficial ritual marking the first snowfall of the season.

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Tweed-New Haven Airport resuming service

Posted: 31 Oct 2012 02:42 PM PDT

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — Officials at Tweed-New Haven Airport say power has been restored and flight service is resuming two days after superstorm Sandy.

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Cruise passengers diverted to Boston after storm

Posted: 31 Oct 2012 02:39 PM PDT

BOSTON (AP) — Hundreds of cruise ship passengers who were stuck riding out superstorm Sandy at sea have docked in Boston because of a New York port closure.

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Normalcy returns in NH in aftermath of Sandy

Posted: 31 Oct 2012 02:38 PM PDT

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Across New Hampshire Wednesday shelters closed, schools reopened and utility crews continued to restore power to homes and businesses in the aftermath of Sandy.

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Gov seeks $30M for costs of Mass. drug lab scandal

Posted: 31 Oct 2012 02:34 PM PDT

BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick is seeking $30 million to cover the initial costs resulting from the testing scandal at a state drug lab.

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Maine wildlife unharmed by big storm

Posted: 31 Oct 2012 02:33 PM PDT

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Maine fish and game officials say the state's wildlife was largely unharmed by the superstorm that ravaged much of the East.

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Hassan raises more than Lamontagne in last 2 weeks

Posted: 31 Oct 2012 02:16 PM PDT

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Democrat Maggie Hassan has raised more money than her Republican rival to succeed retiring New Hampshire Gov. John Lynch.

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Obama to NJ residents: 'We are here for you'

Posted: 31 Oct 2012 02:44 PM PDT

BRIGANTINE, N.J. (AP) — President Barack Obama is telling people recovering from Sandy's devastation along New Jersey's coastline that "we are here for you, and we will not forget."

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Search resumes for slain NH college student

Posted: 31 Oct 2012 02:12 PM PDT

PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (AP) — Following the storm, the search has resumed for the body of a slain University of New Hampshire student in the waters off Portsmouth's Peirce Island.

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Conn. sends helicopter to help in NJ

Posted: 31 Oct 2012 02:10 PM PDT

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy says the state is sending a National Guard helicopter and crew to help with cleanup efforts in storm-devastated New Jersey.

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Girl: 10-year-old brother planned to kill dad

Posted: 31 Oct 2012 02:08 PM PDT

RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — A girl has testified that her 10-year-old brother, the son of a neo-Nazi leader, planned for four days to kill their father before he took a gun from his parents' bedroom closet and shot him in the head.

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FCC: Communications slowly improving after Sandy

Posted: 31 Oct 2012 02:44 PM PDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Cell towers knocked out by Superstorm Sandy were slowly coming back to life Wednesday, federal regulators said, but about 1 in 5 were still out of service in a storm-hit area stretching from Virginia to Massachusetts.

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Video shows girl crying over presidential contest

Posted: 31 Oct 2012 02:05 PM PDT

NEW YORK (AP) — The long presidential campaign has made at least one girl cry.

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Kennedy to campaign for successor amid evacuation

Posted: 31 Oct 2012 02:03 PM PDT

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Former Congressman Patrick Kennedy is giving his successor in the House, freshman Rep. David Cicilline (sis-ihl-EE'-nee), a hand in a tight congressional race in Rhode Island, even as he's evacuated from his new home in New Jersey.

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Posted: 31 Oct 2012 02:03 PM PDT